A photo recently posted then deleted by Jerry Falwell Jr. left people scratching their heads after a screen shot of the image started making the rounds on social media.
The photo shows the Liberty University president on a yacht with his pants unzipped and his shirt pulled up exposing his belly, with a woman he identified as a "friend" standing next to him with her pants similarly unzipped as Falwell has his hand around her waist, holding a glass containing some sort of dark liquid. According to Liberty student Alexandra Green, the photo shows Falwell to be even more of a hypocrite than people realize.
The photo "should actively anger you on behalf of the students who have faced significant consequences on campus for the *same* actions," Green wrote in a series of tweets.
"Drinking? Smoking? Possession of cigarettes/alcohol? Against the rules regardless of age," Green said, referring to Liberty's rules for students. "Could result in a '$300 fine, 30 hours community service, and/or expulsion.' Real people who could not afford the fines have been fined for this. Real people were kicked out for this."
Green says that unbuttoning one's pants could get someone "$150 and/or 15 hours or community service for being in 'any state of undress with a member or the opposite sex.'"
Re: Jerry Falwell yacht photo. The impulse is to laugh in disgust/horror at the photo. But it should actively an… https://t.co/q5OEA5ipJr— Alexandra M. Green (@Alexandra M. Green)1596475764.0
Drinking? Smoking? Possession of cigarettes/alcohol? Against the rules regardless of age. Could result in a “$300 f… https://t.co/PTZpnqEXhj— Alexandra M. Green (@Alexandra M. Green)1596475772.0
Oh and unbuttoning your pants? Could cost you $150 and/or 15 hours or community service for being in “any state of… https://t.co/l2uyPikOLM— Alexandra M. Green (@Alexandra M. Green)1596475775.0
*also* what half of those women were wearing would disallow them from attending a class, going to the gym, or walki… https://t.co/QlXYT0TXwM— Alexandra M. Green (@Alexandra M. Green)1596475779.0
Again, *real* students have suffered *real* consequences for these actions. *Real* students have been kicked off ex… https://t.co/gBTeslq8iW— Alexandra M. Green (@Alexandra M. Green)1596475780.0
If you place Jerry in a vacuum, I don’t give a *whole hoot* what he does in his free time. But policies backed by… https://t.co/yu2mfKfLkj— Alexandra M. Green (@Alexandra M. Green)1596475780.0
Romans 2:21a - “thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thy self?” Romans 2:23 - “Thou that makes… https://t.co/DGv3kmmnVD— Alexandra M. Green (@Alexandra M. Green)1596475865.0
The most common reactions to this thread have been: “just leave” or “the students must be just like him if they cho… https://t.co/iw3slEjtIN— Alexandra M. Green (@Alexandra M. Green)1596555315.0
As Relevant Magazine points out, a deleted video suggests that Falwell and guests were possibly attending a party that was themed after the TV show Trailer Park Boys.
